{"id":7851,"date":"2026-09-08T07:29:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T07:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mfa.web7.wons.bt\/pmbgeneva\/?page_id=7851"},"modified":"2026-10-16T10:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T10:00:16","slug":"bhutan-norway-relations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mfa.web7.wons.bt\/pmbgeneva\/bhutan-norway-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"Bhutan-Norway Relations"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7851\" class=\"elementor elementor-7851\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f7361f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f7361f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82fadb1\" data-id=\"82fadb1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-08f1413 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08f1413\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee06d8f\" data-id=\"ee06d8f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bdcda4 dekoline elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8bdcda4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Bhutan-Switzerland Relations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-23e736b\" data-id=\"23e736b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-db97924 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db97924\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-179fe29\" data-id=\"179fe29\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57985b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57985b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Diplomatic relations between the Kingdoms of Bhutan and Norway were established on 5 November 1985. Bilateral cooperation between Bhutan and Norway dates back to 1964 when the Norwegian Santhal Mission came to Bhutan. At the request of the RGoB, the Riserboo Leprosy Hospital started functioning in 1967 with the assistance of the Santhal Mission. The hospital was formally handed over to the RGoB on 1 July 1991.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0c9fd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0c9fd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mr. Tenzin Rondel Wangchuk, Ambassador &amp; Permanent Representative of Bhutan to the United Nations Office in Geneva, is concurrently accredited to Norway. Mr. Hans Jacob\u00a0 Frydenlund, Ambassador of Norway to India, is concurrently accredited to Bhutan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc9f182\" data-id=\"fc9f182\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-769837f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"769837f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/mfa.web7.wons.bt\/pmbgeneva\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/10\/UN7692740-768x534-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7936\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mfa.web7.wons.bt\/pmbgeneva\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/10\/UN7692740-768x534-1.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mfa.web7.wons.bt\/pmbgeneva\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/10\/UN7692740-768x534-1-300x209.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22255c9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"22255c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af60b1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af60b1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Norwegian assistance to Bhutan has mainly been in the fields of health (initially leprosy prevention and elimination, and later the Bhutan Health Trust Fund); power (HRD and institutional strengthening); and environment (Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation); and with some assistance for HRD in sectors like education and agriculture. 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